Bolt and Ayana win IAAF awards


Usain Bolt of Jamaica poses before a press conference for the 2016 IAAF Athletics Awards in Monaco, December 2, 2016. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

MONACO (Reuters) - Jamaica's Usain Bolt and Ethiopian distance runner Almaz Ayana were crowned as the IAAF's athletes of the year on Friday.

Bolt completed his amazing Olympic "triple triple" of 100metres, 200metres and 4x100m relay golds at the Rio Games in August despite missing much of the season through injury and took the award for the sixth time.

Limited time offer:
Just RM5 per month.

Monthly Plan

RM13.90/month
RM5/month

Billed as RM5/month for the 1st 6 months then RM13.90 thereafters.

Annual Plan

RM12.33/month

Billed as RM148.00/year

1 month

Free Trial

For new subscribers only


Cancel anytime. No ads. Auto-renewal. Unlimited access to the web and app. Personalised features. Members rewards.
Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!
   

Next In Athletics

Olympics-Serbian long jumper Spanovic hoping to 'complete her story' at Paris Games
Ziyad’s record-breaking golden feat augurs well for his Paralympics ambition
Ziyad is a world champion again
Young Efrain turns on power in absence of injured sprinter Haiqal
Wai Ching bags second tower run title in same weekend
Jonah can’t believe he’s the first to throw shot putt beyond 18m
Strongman Jonah shatters national record in shot putt again
Doping-Kenyan distance runner Kwemoi banned six years for blood doping
Haiqal is on a mission to win the battle against himself
Olympics-India's Chopra picks up javelin gold in home appearance

Others Also Read